Rifka’s kitchen

  Hoppers in No Time (Plain & Egg – Instant Recipe)   Soft, lacy edges with a fluffy center — these instant hoppers turn out perfect every time 🤍 Tried and tested many times    a no-fail recipe! Ingredients: 📌 3 cups rice flour  📌 1 cup all-purpose flour 📌 1 egg 📌 1 teaspoon yeast 📌 1 tablespoon sugar 📌 Salt to taste 📌 Coconut milk (5–6 cups, as needed) Method: 1️⃣ In a bowl, mix rice flour, wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt and egg. 2️⃣  Add coconut milk gradually and whisk or blend until smooth and lump-free. 3️⃣ Cover and let the batter rest for 1 hour. 4️⃣ Whisk gently again before using. To make plain hoppers: Whisk gently again. Heat hopper pan. Pour & swirl a ladle of batter in a hot hopper pan. Cover and cook until the edges are lacy and the center is soft. To make egg hoppers: Pour & swirl the batter, crack an egg in the center, cover, and cook for about 2 minutes. Finish with a sprinkle of pepper. Notes: 📌Add more batter for a t...

  Creamy Chicken Lasagna Soup (No White Sauce • One-Pot Comfort) This lasagna soup has all the flavours of my classic homemade lasagna, but in an  easy, comforting soup form . It’s creamy, cheesy, and perfect for busy days — no layering, no baking. Ingredients 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼 For the Meat Base • 1 kg minced chicken • 2–3 tbsp olive oil or butter • 1 large onion , finely chopped • 2 tbsp crushed garlic • 8 tbsp tomato paste (tomato purée) • 1 tsp chilli powder • ½–1 tsp curry powder • 1 tsp pepper powder • 1 tsp paprika  (optional) • 1 tsp oregano • ½ tsp sugar  (optional, only if tomatoes are sour) • Salt to taste • 1 tsp vinegar • 1 soup cube For the Soup • 1.5–2 litres hot water  (adjust as needed) • 250–300 g lasagna sheets , broken into pieces To Finish • 1 cup (240 ml) whipping cream / fresh cream   (optional) • 2½ cups mozzarella cheese , shredded • 2 tbsp parsley or spring o...

  Chicken Porridge Aka Kanji:(My Version) 🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣 Ingredients: 🌷 2 cups Rice  (Red raw rice, basmati) 🌷 250g more or less Chicken cut into small chunks or with bone 🌷 7-8 Garlic Pods 🌷 Cinnamon stick  🌷 3-4 Cardamom Pods (optional) 🌷 Curry leaves , Rampe (optional) 🌷 1-2 teaspoons Fenugreek seeds 🌷 1/4 teaspoons Turmeric powder  🌷 1-2 teaspoons Chili powder  🌷 2 teaspoons Coriander powder  🌷 1 Medium onion Chopped  🌷 4-5 Cups Coconut Milk Or Fresh Milk 🌷 1/2 Tomato  🌷 1-2 green Chillies 🌷 1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder  🌷 1 carrot cut in to julienne 🌷 1 Leeks or spring onions thinly sliced  Tempering ingredients; 🌷 1 tablespoon Oil 🌷 1-2 tablespoons Ginger and garlic paste 🌷 Little onions  🌷 1/2 teaspoons Chili powder (optional) 🌷 Coriander leaves chopped (optional) Cooking Method  1️⃣ 1️⃣ Rinse the rice add it in a big pot , add all the ingredients except coconut milk    and little choppe...

Sri Lankan Devilled Chicken With Vegetables: ( my version) Ingredients for the Vegetable sauce: 🌷 1 onion sliced or cut into rings 🌷 1-2 Carrots 🌷 100 g Mushrooms 🌷 1-2 Green Chillies 🌷 3-4 Asparagus Spears 🌷 2 tablespoons Tomato sauce 🌷 1 tablespoon Chillie sauce 🌷 1 tablespoon Dark soya sauce 🌷 1 teaspoon Sugar 🌷 Salt to taste 🌷 1 teaspoon chillie powder 🌷 1 teaspoon chili pieces (optional) 🌷 2 teaspoon-ginger and garlic paste 🌷 1 soup cube 🌷 3 teaspoons Cornflour  Ingredients for the Chicken Marinade; 🌷 1 kg Chicken  🌷 3 teaspoon Chillie powder 🌷 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder 🌷 Salt to taste 🌷 2 tablespoons lemon juice 🌷 4 tablespoons curd 🌷 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder  🌷 1 teaspoon Pepper powder  🌷 1/2 teaspoons Cumin Powder  Method: 🌹 Marinate the Chicken with all the ingredients and keep it aside for 1 hour then deep fry it. I used the air-fryer at 200c    for 25 minutes. How to make the vegetable Sauce: 1️⃣ Put the sou...